Lucky Romance

Lucky Romance (Korean: 운빨로맨스) is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2014 on Naver,^[1] starring Hwang Jung-eum and Ryu Jun-yeol.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} It aired on MBC TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) timeslot from May 25 to July 14, 2016.

Lucky Romance
Hangul	운빨로맨스
RR	unppallomaenseu
MR	unppallomaensŭ
Genre	Romance Comedy Workplace
Based on	Lucky Romance by Kim Dal-nim
Written by	Choi Yoon-gyo
Directed by	Kim Kyung-hee
Starring	Hwang Jung-eum Ryu Jun-yeol Lee Soo-hyuk Lee Chung-ah
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Do-hoon
Producers	Sim Jung-woon Bae Jeong-hoon
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	H. Brothers C&M
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	May 25 (2016-05-25) – July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)

Synopsis

The drama centers on the romantic and comedic interactions between Shim Bo-nui, a woman who has blind faith in superstitions and fortune-tellings, with Je Soo-ho, CEO of a Game developer company who is a scientific and logical man.

Cast

Main

• Hwang Jung-eum as Shim Bo-nui
  • Lee Ye-seon as child Bo-nui
  • Park Seo-yeon as young Bo-nui

A 26-year-old, attractive woman, who can learn quickly. On the other hand, she is blindly superstitious. She always follows the fortune-tellings of shaman Goo Shin, because she is told she was born unlucky. The shaman tells her that in order to save her sister Bo-ra, she has to sleep with a man born in the year of the Tiger. She meets Je Soo-ho and coincidentally he was born a Tiger.

• Ryu Jun-yeol as Je Soo-ho
  • Gil Jeong-woo as child Soo-ho
  • Seol Woo-hyung as young Soo-ho

A 31-year-old man. Born as a genius, he is a very logical and scientific person, who does not believe in anything supernatural. He is the owner and also CEO of a game developer company, Zeze Factory. He meets Bo-nui, who asks him to sleep with her.

• Lee Soo-hyuk as Choi Geon-wook / Gary Choi
  • Hong Dong-young as young Geon-wook

A 24-year-old man. A Korean with Canadian citizenship. He is a famous professional tennis player, always placed high in ATP rankings. When he returns to South Korea, he immediately searches for his first love Bo-nui. He has a strained relationship with his father.

• Lee Chung-ah as Han Seol-hee / Amy Han

A 34-year-old woman. The director of a big sport company that represents Gun-wook. She is Soo-ho's first love. Ever since she lost her older brother in a fire accident, she never shows her true feelings to anyone, and always strives to be perfect in everyone's eyes.

Supporting

People around Shim Bo-nui

• Kim Ji-min as Shim Bo-ra
  • Kim Bo-min as young Bo-ra
• Kim Jong-goo as Goo Shin
• Kim Sang-ho as Won Dae-hae

People around Je Soo-ho

• Jung Sang-hoon as Han Ryang-ha
• Gi Ju-bong as Je Mool-po
• Na Young-hee as Yang Hee-ae
• Jung In-gi as Ahn Young-il

People around Choi Geon-wook

• Jo Young-jin [ko] as Choi Ho

Zeze Factory

• Lee Cho-hee as Lee Dal-nim
• Jung Young-gi [ko] as Song Dae-gwon
• Yoon Bong-gil [ko] as Lee Hyun-bin
• Jin Hyuk [ko] as Ryu Ji-hoon
• Cha Se-young as Ga Seung-hyun
• Kwon Hyuk-soo as Jo Yoon-bal

Extended cast

• Jo Seon-mook
• Song Kyung-hwa
• Jo Shi-nae
• Baek Ji-won
• Oh Hee-joon

Cameo appearances

• Kim Young-hee
• Ray Yang [ko]
• Park Sung-kwang
• Heo Kyung-hwan

Original soundtrack

Lucky Romance Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	July 14, 2016 (digital)[7] August 3, 2016 (CD)[8]
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	H. Brothers/LOEN L200001279
Producer	Sim Jung-woon (executive)

OST Part 1

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"찌릿찌릿" (Tingle)	Kei from Lovelyz	2:20

OST Part 2

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"슬픈인연" (Sad Fate)	Park Hye-soo	4:03

OST Part 3

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"내게 말해줘" (Tell Me)	Soyou from Sistar	4:00

OST Part 4

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"샤랄라 로맨스" (Shalala Romance)	Dawon from Cosmic Girls	3:29

OST Part 5

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"진심을 너에게" (Sincerely To You)	Sweetpea	3:32

OST Part 6

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"내게 기대" (Lean On Me)	(XIA) Junsu	3:57

OST Part 7

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"그 누구보다" (More Than Anyone)	Taeyoon	5:11

Ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS[9]		Nielsen Korea[10]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	May 25, 2016	8.9%	10.4%	10.3%	12.3%
2	May 26, 2016	7.0%	8.0%	8.7%	10.1%
3	June 1, 2016	7.6%	7.8%	8.0%	8.0%
4	June 2, 2016	7.9%	9.0%	8.2%	8.9%
5	June 8, 2016	8.0%	9.9%	8.4%	9.2%
6	June 9, 2016	8.1%	9.6%	8.9%	9.8%
7	June 15, 2016	8.1%	10.0%	9.8%	10.3%
8	June 16, 2016	8.5%	10.0%	8.7%	9.6%
9	June 22, 2016	8.6%	11.0%	9.2%	10.0%
10	June 23, 2016	7.9%	10.2%	8.0%	9.1%
11	June 29, 2016	8.2%	10.1%	8.4%	9.7%
12	June 30, 2016	7.7%	9.3%	7.7%	8.0%
13	July 6, 2016	7.0%	9.5%	6.6%	6.7
14	July 7, 2016	6.8%	8.4%	6.4%	7.0
15	July 13, 2016	7.0%	8.5%	6.8%	7.0%
16	July 14, 2016	7.2%	9.1%	6.4%	6.8
Average		7.78%	9.43%	8.17%	8.9%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	9th Korea Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Hwang Jung-eum	Nominated
		Best Original Soundtrack	"내게 말해줘" by Soyou	Nominated
	36th MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated
		Best New Actor		Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Hwang Jung-eum	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Lee Chung-ah	Nominated